Helen Blakeman and Setting

Prolific author Tanika Gupta talks about stagecraft, highlighting the importance of voice and comic idiom in her writing. 

Playwriting master Alan Ayckbourn reveals how he develops and connects ideas for his plays, and the meticulous process of structuring and ‘building’ a script. 

Techniques used to enhance a speech 

Techniques to engage an audience 

The vocal coach extraordinaire chats about developing her unique approach and working with stars of Broadway and the big screen. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. 

The author of The Handmaid's Tale and its sequel, The Testaments, lets us in on her process of storytelling, involving both a “panoramic view ” and rolling revisions: “I’m more of a downhill skier – just get to the end and then you can go back and see where you screwed up alon ...